Ernest Alfred Clark (1881 - 1953)

Born 9 Dec 1881 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Melissa Mae (Kemp) Clark — married 23 Dec 1903 in Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

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Biography

Ernest, son of William Clark & Elizabeth Swanson, was born on 9 December 1881 in Oxford North, Ontario, Canada.^[1] He lived with his parents and siblings in Oxford, Ontario in 1901.^[2]

Ernest (age 22), son of William Clark & Elizabeth Swanson, married Melissa Kemp (age 22), a cousin, on 23 December 1903 in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.^[3] They had children. They lived in North Oxford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada in 1911^[4], 1921^[5] and 1931. ^[6]

Ernest passed away in 1953.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917"
   Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 55; Record Group: Rg 80-2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8838 #2196968 (accessed 15 April 2024)
   Ernest Alfred Clark born on 9 Dec 1881, son of William Clark & Elizabeth Swanson, in Oxford North, Ontario, Canada.
2. ↑ 1901 Census: "Canada Census, 1901"
   citing Page: 10; Digital film/folder number: 101692806; Image number: 1756
   FamilySearch Record: KHGM-DXY (accessed 5 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSS1-L78H-5
   Ernest A Clark (19), single son, in household of William Clark (43) in Oxford, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004529283; FHL microfilm: 1871281; Image number: 1099; Indexing batch: V01476-5
   FamilySearch Record: KZBP-9W9 (accessed 5 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-Y391-4BM
   Ernest Alfred Clark (22) marriage to Melissa Kemp (22) on 23 Dec 1903 in Sarnia 45, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.
4. ↑ 1911 Census: "Canada Census, 1911"
   citing Line: 7; Digital film/folder number: 007526641; FHL microfilm: 002418515; Image number: 617
   FamilySearch Record: QV9G-1XLM (accessed 5 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9987-L93K-P
   Earnest Clark, married head of household in North Oxford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.

   Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Status	Birth Date	Birth Place	Occupation
   Earnest Clark	M	29	Head	Married	May 1882	Ontario
   Melissa Clark	F	29	Wife	Married	Jan 1882	Ontario
   Freeda Clark	F	6	Daughter	Single	May 1905	Ontario
   Lloyd Clark	M	2	Son	Single	Apr 1909	Ontario

5. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada"
   Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 77; Census Place: West Zorra, Oxford North, Ontario; Page Number: 13; Line Number: 33
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8991 #1255532 (accessed 5 May 2024)
   Ernest C Clark (39), married, Thresher, head of household at 32 Lot 31 Con 1, Oxford North, Lot 31 Con 1, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.

   Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Status	Birth Place	Occupation
   Ernest C Clark	M	39	Head	Married	Ontario	Thresher
   Mellsie Clark	F	39	Wife	Married	Ontario
   Loyd Clark	M	12	Son	Single	Ontario
   Freda Clark	F	16	Daughter	Single	Ontario
   Eva Bloomfield	F	26	Lodger	Single	Ontario	School Teacher
   George Barrow	M	55	Lodger	Single	Ontario	Laborer

6. ↑ 1931 Census: "1931 Census of Canada"
   Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27286; Census Place: Oxford North, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 3
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62640 #1750666 (accessed 5 May 2024)
   Ernest Clarke (49), married, Thresher, head of household at 30 West Zorra, West Zorra, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.

   Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Status	Birth Place	Occupation
   Ernest Clarke	M	49	Head	Married	Ontario	Thresher
   Melissa Clarke	F	49	Wife	Married	Ontario	Homemaker
   Lloyd Clarke	M	22	Son	Single	Ontario	Thresher

See also:

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #222009265 (accessed 5 May 2024)
  Memorial page for Ernest Alfred Clark (9 Dec 1881-May 1953), citing Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by A.W. Bauer (contributor 49122991).